Trot up day today, she looked pretty OK in the field on the straight and a small circle and good on the straight on the road but on a circle (very quiet cul-de-sac) she's still lameless so, but still lame. So back on the bute twice a day for another week I think (will chat to our vet tomorrow) and see how she looks next week.
fence wire intact, broken wooden post though. It was a post in Jess' paddock away from the boys so they can't be blamed for a change, Jess doesn't touch electric fence, so I suspect she was itching on the top of the post and it was an escape of opportunity rather than desperation, it probably took her hours to decide to step over the downed wires.
I think I am going to have to rethink the penning situation, this morning at 6.30 I found all 3 not where they had been left
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We had the same at the old house - Storm wouldn't try and barge the electric but if it had been itched on by Chloe then that was the result - not good when you are trying to keep them in a smaller space for recovery. Lots of vibes. I sometimes wonder if you can ever cover all the possibilities. I know we had our fair share of things happen and after a while I had a strong desire to bubble wrap her and keep her inside for a month!
when I didn't, another temper tantrum, bucking and flailing her self around This is getting ridiculous now, the harder I try to keep her quiet the more full of it she is getting So I think this weekend will be a trip to the wood yard and building her a solid corral hopefully then she will understand that she's in it and that it. I did discuss with the vet about moving her to a yard to properly box rest but as she gets a bit frantic in a stable my vet thought it would just cause as many problems. I need for her to settle, I probably have to go away with work again in the next week or two and I can't leave anyone else dealing with her and the boys escaping and her not taking care of herself.
Touches wood and makes virgin sacrifice just in case I've jinxed it!
Pleased to hear that, not the Virgin sacrifice bitI am celebrating one and a half days of calm! no escapes, no outbursts
can't imagine the virgin will be too happy but pleased they seem to be behaving, not as pleased as you though I'm sure!
fence trashed, posts bent and broken. Split them again, will see how it looks later but they are fast using up their 'it's a pony thing free passes'.
With Storm's first injury it was Chloe that caused bother keep escaping into forbidden pasture and of course that got madam's dander up and she would get all upset and hurt herself trying either to get in with Chloe or work out how to step over the broken fencingEither way it happened so many times and no matter what eventualities I tried to cover - the minute my back was turned something would happen. Would you believe something even gave her a set back in the arena at the old place? Some idiots came down when we were selling up - making a load of noise and because she wasn't expecting them (plus a bloody annoying dog) she got really upset and gave herself another set back. Sorry for the long waffle there, just wanted to empathise. I really can only say if Jess is food minded then to give her maybe the best choicest pieces of paddock? Then she doesn't care if the others are having a hooly? But of course that won't stop those two rogues from mithering her. What is with them right now??? I guess the only thing you could guarantee to prevent them getting in with her is proper post and rail?
I have a reel of the stranded wire but darent use it near jess as putting legs through fences is not uncommon with Mrs kicky squealy!
praying it was just the ground but I think that's wishful thinking.
